I don’t know why a handful of wealthy,* white, weathered** property owners with great (or not so great) estates on/near Masonic Boulevard takes precedence over the rest of San Francisco, but that appears to be the situation these days. Read the news and turn the pages:

Aren’t taxis transit? Isn’t the 43 Masonic transit? And why is the speed limit for Turk Street lower than for Masonic Avenue? And why is the speed limit for Lincoln ten miles an hour faster than that for Masonic? They’re both “residential streets,” right?

Just asking, bro.

Slower 43’s mean smaller splashes. Quel dommage!

*Here’s what all the wealthy NIMBYs say: “Well, I’m not wealthy.” They’re lying.

San Francisco’s ephemeral Lake Masonic, the drencher of numerous pedestrians at the intersection of Fell and Masonic has made its last appearance for a while. The City’s pothole patrol paid a visit this morn, so that’s that.